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Marvin Dumont

Marvin Dumont is senior editor at Bitcoin.com and serves as advisor in the crypto and blockchain sectors. Marvin previously worked in investment banking and holds MPA, BBA and BA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Contact: marvin@bitcoin.com

Over the past year, XRP has exhibited blockbuster growth rates. At the end of 2016, Ripple's per-coin price stood at just $0.006, and ended 2017 at $2.23. Overall, the digital currency's value has skyrocketed by 37,000% in that span.

Knowledge tokens propose to reward students and professionals immediately for their expertise, shortening the cycle time of the cash benefits of mastering a subject from years or months to just days, or even hours.